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Nankuru Naisa (Takashi Hirayasu)

Tracks Nankuru Naisa

Tojo Nite
Haha No Uta
Mensoreyo/Toshin Doi
Nankuru Naisa
Aitaina
Ayagu
Chim Don Don
Koza No Machi
Jidai No Nagare

Publisher: Riverboat / World Music Network
Release date: 2001-03-26
RRP: ~~£11.99~~
Price: £4.43

Review Nankuru Naisa / Takashi Hirayasu:

Nankuru Naisa is the second joint product by Takashi Hirayasu and Bob Brozman and it takes their collaboration into beguiling new territories. Jin Jin, their first album, was a tentative bridging of the East-West divide but this disc pulls the enterprise firmly onto Takashi's home ground in Okinawa. And as those who have heard The Rough Guide to the Music of Okinawa will know, this southern tip of Japan, which blends Asian and Pacific cultures, has a unique musical style. Takashi's vocal tone is light and open-qualities which are reflected in the way he plays his sanshin (Okinawa's soft-toned banjo). Brozman's contribution-aided by fellow musicians from California-is a huge variety of string effects, some drivingly energetic, some creating a warm, enveloping wash of sound. The songs reflect Takashi's pilgrimage to California and then back home: his wide-eyed response to the New World and his intense nostalgia for family, friends and the sights and sounds of his home island, where life really is a beach. His ballad singing is quintessentially Okinawan-in this voice you hear the voices of generations before. -Michael Church.

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